Ailing woman commits suicide

VARANASI: Distressed over prolonged illness, a woman committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Jansa area on Monday morning.

According to reports, Neelu, a native of Gaharpur village under Jansa police station, was married to Kamlesh some years ago. After she took ill and did not recover for a long time, Kamlesh left Neelu at her parents' place for better care three months back. But her health did not improve and upset over this, she jumped before a moving train on Monday morning. She died on the spot.

Theft in cop: Thieves raided the flat of a police inspector and decamped with cash and valuables of his tenant in Ashok Vihar colony under Sarnath police station on Sunday night.

According to reports, the flat belongs to Dayashankar Yadav, a police inspector presently posted at Jaunpur and his brother Ashok Yadav who is a police station in-charge in Azamgarh district.

A lawyer Sanjay alias Baloo Yadav dwells in the upper portion of their building as tenant.

Few days ago, Sanjay left for Ludhiana with his wife. On Sunday night, a band of thieves climbed the terrace of the building to enter the house and fled after stealing cash and valuables worth Rs 1.50 lakh. The incident came to light on Monday morning. Police were clueless about the thieves.